NRS 218A.300 Contract
effecting loss of job seniority for attendance at regular or special session or
meeting of legislative committee prohibited; duty of certain employers to grant
leave to Legislators to attend meetings of legislative committees during
interim.

NRS 218A.310 Service
in Legislature cannot be considered break in service for purposes of private
pension plan.

LEGISLATURE

Organization and Sessions

NRS 218A.400 Organization
of the Assembly: Duties of Secretary of State; participation by members-elect;
election of presiding officer.

NRS 218A.600 Secretary
of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly: Compensation; terms and
conditions of position.

NRS 218A.605 Compensation
of employees of the Senate and Assembly; establishment of additional positions;
increases in compensation; options upon transfer of employee from Legislative
Counsel Bureau; rate of pay.

Legislators, Other Officers and Committee Staff

NRS 218A.630 Compensation
of Legislators during regular or special session.

NRS 218A.640 Limitation
on compensation payable to Legislators who attend multiple meetings,
conferences or training sessions in single day.

NRS 218A.645 Payment
to Legislators for certain expenses during regular or special session,
presession orientation and training sessions; payment to committee staff for
per diem allowances and travel expenses for meetings outside capital.

NRS 218A.003Definitions.As
used in this title, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms
defined in NRS 218A.006 to 218A.090,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

1. The Legislative Fund is hereby created
as a special revenue fund for the use of the Legislature, and where
specifically authorized by law, for the use of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

2. Support for the Legislative Fund must
be provided by legislative appropriation from the State General Fund. Money in
the Legislative Fund does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of
the fiscal year, and the balance in the Legislative Fund must be carried
forward to the next fiscal year.

3. Expenditures from the Legislative Fund
may be made for:

(a) The payment of necessary expenses of the
Senate;

(b) The payment of necessary expenses of the
Assembly;

(c) The payment of necessary improvements to the
Legislative Building, other buildings used by the Legislature and all
legislative grounds;

(d) The payment of expenses for the interim
operation of the Legislature; and

(e) The payment of necessary expenses of, but not
limited to:

(1) The Legislative Commission;

(2) The Legal Division;

(3) The Research Division;

(4) The Audit Division;

(5) The Fiscal Analysis Division; and

(6) The Administrative Division.

4. Expenditures from the Legislative Fund
for purposes other than those specified in subsection 3 or authorized
specifically by another statute may be made only upon the authority of a
concurrent resolution.

5. All money in the Legislative Fund must
be paid out on claims approved by the Director or the Director’s designee.

1. The official flag of the Legislature is
hereby created containing substantially the design and colors submitted by the
senior government class of the Tonopah High School, Tonopah, Nye County,
Nevada, to the 54th Session of the Legislature, with the addition of the words
“Nevada Legislature” which must appear above and below such design in an arc on
the field.

2. The official flag must be flown over
the building where the Legislature meets when the Legislature is in a regular
or special session.

(Added to NRS by 1967, 1116; A 2011, 3164)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.087)

LEGISLATORS

Qualifications; Election; Oath

NRS 218A.200Qualifications for office.A
person is not eligible to be elected or appointed to office as a Legislator
unless the person:

1. Is a qualified elector;

2. Has been an actual, as opposed to
constructive, citizen resident of this State for 1 year next preceding the
person’s election or appointment; and

3. At the time of election or appointment,
has attained the age of 21 years.

NRS 218A.220Oath of office; entry in journal.A
person who receives a certificate of election or appointment to office as a
Legislator must take and subscribe to the official oath before the person takes
office as a Legislator, and an entry thereof must be made on the journal of the
proper House.

1. A person who receives a certificate of
election or appointment to office as a Legislator may resign the office whether
or not the person has entered upon the execution of the duties of the office or
has taken the requisite oath of office.

2. If a person resigns his or her office
as a Legislator, the person shall deliver the resignation to the Governor.

1. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a
Legislator during a regular or special session or at a time when no biennial
election or regular election at which county officers are to be elected will
take place between the occurrence of the vacancy and the next regular or
special session, the vacancy must be filled in the manner provided in this
section.

2. If the former Legislator was elected or
appointed from a district wholly within one county, the board of county commissioners
of the county in which the district is located shall fill the vacancy by
appointing a person who is a member of the same political party as the former
Legislator and who actually, as opposed to constructively, resides in the
district.

3. If the former Legislator was elected or
appointed from a district comprising more than one county, the county
commissioners of each county within or partly within the district shall fill
the vacancy by appointing a person who is a member of the same political party
as the former Legislator and who actually, as opposed to constructively,
resides in the district. To fill the vacancy:

(a) Each board of county commissioners shall
first meet separately and determine the single candidate it will nominate to
fill the vacancy.

(b) The boards shall then meet jointly. The joint
meeting must be chaired by the person who is the chair of the board of county
commissioners of the county with the largest population in the district. At the
joint meeting:

(1) The chair of each board, on behalf of
that board, shall cast a proportionate number of votes according to the
percent, rounded to the nearest whole percent, which the population of that
board’s county is of the population of the entire district. Populations must be
determined by the last decennial census or special census conducted by the
Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce.

(2) The person who receives a plurality of
these votes is appointed to fill the vacancy. If no person receives a plurality
of the votes, the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties
shall each select a candidate, and the appointee must be chosen by drawing lots
among the candidates so selected.

4. The board of county commissioners or
the board of the county with the largest population in the district shall issue
a certificate of appointment naming the appointee. The county clerk or the
clerk of the county with the largest population in the district shall give the
certificate to the appointee and send a copy of the certificate to the
Secretary of State.

NRS 218A.280Definitions.For
the purposes of NRS 218A.285, the Speaker of the
Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the
Assembly and the Minority Leader of the Senate are:

1. For the period that begins immediately
following a regular session until the day of the next general election, the
members of the Legislature who served in those positions during that regular
session or the persons designated as replacements in those positions; and

2. For the period that begins on the day
next after the general election until the commencement of the ensuing regular
session, the persons designated for those positions for the ensuing regular
session.

1. A Legislator who is elected to the
Assembly or the Senate and who has not previously served in either House shall
attend the training required pursuant to this section unless his or her
attendance is excused pursuant to subsection 6.

2. A member of the Assembly who is required
to attend training pursuant to this section shall attend each training session
designated as mandatory by the Speaker of the Assembly. A member of the Senate
who is required to attend training pursuant to this section shall attend each
training session designated as mandatory by the Majority Leader of the Senate.

3. The training required pursuant to this
section must include:

(a) Legislative procedure and protocol;

(b) Overviews of the state budget and the
budgetary process;

(c) Discussion of major policy issues that are
likely to be considered during the ensuing regular session; and

(d) Such other matters as are deemed appropriate
by the Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority
Leader of the Assembly and the Minority Leader of the Senate for their
respective Houses.

4. The Director shall provide staff
support for the training required pursuant to this section.

5. The training required pursuant to this
section must not exceed a total of 10 days and must be conducted between the
day next after the general election and the commencement of the ensuing regular
session. The dates for the training must be:

(a) Determined by the Speaker of the Assembly and
the Majority Leader of the Senate;

(b) Posted on the public website of the
Legislature on the Internet; and

(c) Communicated in writing by the Director to
the candidates for election to the Assembly and the Senate for the ensuing
regular session,

Ê not later
than 90 days before the first day on which training will be conducted.

6. The Speaker of the Assembly or the
Majority Leader of the Senate may excuse a Legislator from attending a training
session otherwise required pursuant to this section in case of illness, injury,
emergency, employment or other good cause as determined by the Speaker or
Majority Leader.

7. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, the Director shall provide an electronic copy of a training session
and a form for attesting completion of the training session to any Legislator
who was unable to attend the training session. If any training session is conducted
in a manner that the Director determines cannot reasonably be recorded in an
electronic format, the Director may provide for an alternate means of recording
the information provided during that training session. To successfully complete
the training required pursuant to this section, a Legislator who was unable to
attend a training session shall complete that session in the manner prescribed
by the Director and submit the attestation to the Director.

8. The Director shall issue a “Certificate
of Graduation from the Legislative Training Academy” to each Legislator who
successfully completes the training required pursuant to this section.

NRS 218A.300Contract effecting loss of job seniority for attendance at
regular or special session or meeting of legislative committee prohibited; duty
of certain employers to grant leave to Legislators to attend meetings of
legislative committees during interim.

1. No contract of employment wherein a
private individual, corporation, association or partnership is the employer is
lawful or enforceable in this State which works a loss of job seniority of any
person by reason of the person’s absence from his or her regular duties or
place of employment while attending a regular or special session as a
Legislator or while attending a meeting for which leave is required pursuant to
subsection 3.

2. The presence in a general contract
between employer and employees or their representative of any provision which
violates subsection 1 does not affect the validity of any other and separable
provision.

3. If any private employer who has more
than 50 employees or any public employer employs a person who is a Legislator,
the employer shall grant leave to the employee, with or without pay at the
discretion of the employer, for the employee’s attendance during the
legislative interim at a:

(a) Meeting of the Legislative Commission of
which the employee is a member or a subcommittee of the Legislative Commission
of which the employee is a member;

(b) Meeting of the Interim Finance Committee of
which the employee is a member or other legislative committee or subcommittee
created by statute of which the employee is a member;

(c) Meeting of an interim committee which
conducts a study or investigation pursuant to NRS 218E.200 of which the employee is a
member or any other committee established by the Legislature which conducts an
interim legislative study of which the employee is a member; or

(d) Meeting of a committee, other than a
legislative committee, if the employee is a member of the committee in the
employee’s official capacity as a Legislator.

NRS 218A.310Service in Legislature cannot be considered break in service for
purposes of private pension plan.

1. No employer, labor organization or
employee association which maintains or administers a private pension plan for
the benefit of its employees or members may consider or treat any time spent by
an employee or member as a Legislator as a break in service for any purpose of
that plan.

2. If a private pension plan requires that
an employee work a certain number of hours in a year to qualify under the plan,
that number must be reduced for a year in which the employee serves as a
Legislator during a regular or special session. The reduction must be by a
number of hours which bears the same relationship to the required number of
hours as the number of days in the regular or special session bears to the
number of days in the year.

NRS 218A.400Organization of the Assembly: Duties of Secretary of State;
participation by members-elect; election of presiding officer.

1. Before the Assembly meets for each
regular session, the Secretary of State shall make out a roll from the returns
on file in the Secretary of State’s office of the persons who received the
highest number of votes to be elected to office as members of the Assembly in
each district in the general election. The members whose names appear upon the
roll must be allowed to participate in the organization of the Assembly.

2. On the first day of each regular
session at a time that is appropriate for that regular session, the Secretary
of State shall call the Assembly to order and shall preside over the Assembly
until a presiding officer is elected.

3. If a special session is convened
between the date of the general election and the date of the next regular
session, the Assembly must be organized for the special session according to
the procedure set forth in this section, except that on the first day of the
special session, the Secretary of State shall call the Assembly to order at a
time that is appropriate for that special session.

NRS 218A.410Chaplains: Invitation to officiate; compensation.The Senate and the Assembly may invite
ministers of the different religious denominations to officiate alternately as
chaplains of their respective Houses at a compensation fixed by concurrent resolution.

NRS 218A.440Subpoena of administrative body directed to Legislator or
President of Senate ineffective during regular or special session.An administrative body may not issue a
subpoena to compel a Legislator or the President of the Senate, as a witness,
to attend and give testimony or to produce any relevant material, including,
without limitation, books, papers, documents, records, photographs, recordings,
reports and tangible objects, during a regular or special session.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 314; A 2011, 3167)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.045)

Officers and Employees

NRS 218A.500Presiding officer of the Senate.Whenever
the government is administered by the Lieutenant Governor, or whenever the
Lieutenant Governor is not acting as the President of the Senate, the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate or another appropriate member of the Senate as
prescribed by its rules shall serve as the presiding officer of the Senate.

1. The number of officers and employees of
the Senate must be determined by each regular and special session of the Senate
as recommended by the Senate committee which has jurisdiction of issues
relating to legislative functions.

2. The committee shall recommend by
resolution the appointment of all Senate employees authorized by law other than
the Secretary of the Senate.

1. The Secretary of the Senate must be
elected as an officer by the Senate.

2. The Secretary of the Senate shall
assign the duties of the Senate employees.

[Part 2:265:1951]—(NRS A 2011, 3168)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.140)

NRS 218A.540Officers and employees of the Assembly.

1. The number of officers and employees of
the Assembly must be determined by each regular and special session of the
Assembly as recommended by the Assembly committee which has jurisdiction of
issues relating to legislative functions.

2. The committee shall recommend by
resolution the appointment of all Assembly employees authorized by law other
than the Chief Clerk of the Assembly.

1. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly must be
elected as an officer by the Assembly.

2. The Chief Clerk shall assign the duties
of the Assembly employees.

[Part 4:265:1951]—(NRS A 2011, 3168)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.170)

COMPENSATION, ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

Officers and Employees Generally

NRS 218A.600Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly:
Compensation; terms and conditions of position.

1. The compensation of the Secretary of
the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly must be provided for in the
budget for the Legislature for the ensuing biennium. The compensation must
include an annual salary payable on a biweekly basis. The salary must not be
increased during the biennium unless otherwise provided by a legislative act.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly are
subject to the same requirements of and entitled to the same benefits and
rights as specified for employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. For the
purposes of this subsection, references in the statutes and in the rules and
policies of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to the chief of a division or the
Director must be replaced by:

(a) The Majority Leader of the Senate in the case
of the Secretary of the Senate.

(b) The Speaker of the Assembly in the case of
the Chief Clerk of the Assembly.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection 2, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly
are not employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218A.605Compensation of employees of the Senate and Assembly;
establishment of additional positions; increases in compensation; options upon
transfer of employee from Legislative Counsel Bureau; rate of pay.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the employees of the Senate and the Assembly must be paid, for all
services rendered by them under the provisions of this chapter, the following
base amounts of money for each day’s employment:

2. In addition to the positions listed in
subsection 1, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly
may establish additional positions as necessary and shall establish an
appropriate base amount for those additional positions.

3. The base amount paid to an employee of
the Legislature listed in subsection 1 or created pursuant to subsection 2:

(a) Must be increased cumulatively by each cost
of living increase granted to employees in the classified service of the State
that becomes effective on or after July 1, 2001; and

(b) May be increased cumulatively by the
Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, as applicable, by:

(1) One step of 5 percent for each regular
session during which the employee previously worked for the Legislature in the
same or a similar position, not to exceed the number of steps in the State’s
compensation schedule per position, if the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Clerk of the Assembly determined that the employee performed his or her duties
in a satisfactory manner during the previous regular session or sessions; or

(2) One or more steps of 5 percent, not to
exceed the number of steps in the State’s compensation schedule per position,
as determined by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the
Assembly, based upon previous service with the Legislative Counsel Bureau in a
position that is similar to the position with the Senate or the Assembly, as
applicable.

4. If an employee of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau transfers to a position with the Senate or the Assembly during a
regular or special session, the employee may, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, continue to be paid
on an hourly basis at the same rate that the employee was being paid by the
Legislative Counsel Bureau if the position with the Legislative Counsel Bureau
is similar to the position with the Senate or the Assembly, as applicable.

5. During periods of adjournment to a day
certain, employees of the Legislature whose service is required shall perform
duties as assigned and are entitled to be paid the amount specified in
subsection 1 for each day of service, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3, if
applicable.

6. During periods before the commencement
of a regular or special session and after the adjournment of a regular or
special session sine die, employees of the Legislature whose service is
required shall perform duties as assigned and are entitled to be paid at an
hourly rate commensurate with the daily rate specified in subsection 1, as
applicable, and are entitled to be compensated for overtime in the same manner
as provided for employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

NRS 218A.630Compensation of Legislators during regular or special session.

1. Each Legislator is entitled to receive
as compensation $130 per day for each day of service:

(a) During any regular session, for the number of
days the Legislature is in that regular session, or in adjournment for not more
than 3 days, or the maximum number of days for which compensation for a regular
session is permitted by the Constitution, whichever is smaller; and

(b) During any special session, for the number of
days the Legislature is in that special session or the maximum number of days
for which compensation for a special session is permitted by the Constitution,
whichever is smaller.

2. On the first day of each term of a
Legislator beginning on or after November 8, 2006, the compensation of the
office of the Legislator must be increased by an amount equal to the cumulative
percentage increase in the salaries of the classified employees of this State
during the immediately preceding term of that office.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 2 and 4, for each day or portion of a day during which a Legislator
attends a presession orientation conference, a training session conducted
pursuant to NRS 218A.285 or a conference, meeting,
seminar or other gathering at which the Legislator officially represents the
State of Nevada or its Legislature, the Legislator is entitled to receive:

(a) The compensation provided for a majority of
the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;

(b) The per diem allowance provided for state
officers and employees generally; and

2. A nonreturning Legislator must not be
paid the compensation or per diem allowance and travel expenses provided in
subsection 1 for attendance at a conference, meeting, seminar or other
gathering unless:

(a) It is conducted by a statutory committee or a
legislative committee and the Legislator is a member of that committee; or

(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate or Speaker
of the Assembly designates the Legislator to attend because of the Legislator’s
knowledge or expertise.

3. For the purposes of this section,
“nonreturning Legislator” means a Legislator who, in the year that the
Legislator’s term of office expires:

(a) Has not filed a declaration or an acceptance
of candidacy within the time allowed for filing for election as a member of the
Senate or the Assembly;

(b) Has failed to win nomination as a candidate
for the Senate or the Assembly at the primary election; or

(c) Has withdrawn as a candidate for the Senate or
the Assembly.

4. This section does not apply:

(a) During a regular or special session; or

(b) To any Legislator who is otherwise entitled
to receive a salary and the per diem allowance and travel expenses.

NRS 218A.645Payment to Legislators for certain expenses during regular or
special session, presession orientation and training sessions; payment to
committee staff for per diem allowances and travel expenses for meetings
outside capital.

1. The per diem allowance and the travel
and telephone expenses of Legislators in attendance at any regular or special
session, presession orientation conference of the Legislature or training
session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285 must be
allowed in the manner set forth in this section.

2. For initial travel from the
Legislator’s home to Carson City, Nevada, to attend a regular or special
session, a presession orientation conference of the Legislature or a training
session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285, and
for return travel from Carson City, Nevada, to the Legislator’s home upon
adjournment sine die of a regular or special session or termination of a
presession orientation conference or a training session, each Legislator is
entitled to receive:

(a) A per diem expense allowance, not to exceed
the maximum rate established by the Federal Government for the Carson City
area, for 1 day’s travel to and 1 day’s travel from the regular or special
session, presession orientation conference or training session.

(b) Travel expenses.

3. In addition to the per diem allowance
and travel expenses authorized by subsection 2, each Legislator is entitled to
receive a supplemental allowance which must not exceed:

(a) A total of $10,000 during each regular
session for:

(1) The Legislator’s actual expenses in
moving to and from Carson City for the regular session;

(2) Travel to and from the Legislator’s
home or temporary residence or for traveling to and from legislative committee
and subcommittee meetings or hearings or for individual travel within the State
which relates to legislative business;

(3) If the Legislator rents furniture for
the Legislator’s temporary residence rather than moving similar furniture from
the Legislator’s home, the cost of renting that furniture not to exceed the
amount that it would have cost to move the furniture to and from the
Legislator’s home; and

(4) If:

(I) The Legislator’s home is more
than 50 miles from Carson City; and

(II) The Legislator maintains
temporary quarters in or near Carson City for which the Legislator has entered
into a lease or other agreement for occupancy during a regular session,

Ê the cost of
such additional housing, paid at the end of each month during the regular
session, beginning the month of the first day of the regular session and ending
the month of the adjournment sine die of the regular session, in an amount that
is the fair market rent for a one bedroom unit in Carson City as published by
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development prorated for the
number of days of the month that the Legislator actually maintained the
temporary quarters in or near Carson City. For the purposes of this
subparagraph, any day before the first day of the regular session or after the
day of the adjournment sine die of the regular session may not be counted as a
day for which the Legislator actually maintained such temporary quarters; and

(b) A total of $1,200 during each special session
for travel to and from the Legislator’s home or temporary residence or for
traveling to and from legislative committee and subcommittee meetings or
hearings or for individual travel within the State which relates to legislative
business.

4. Each Legislator is entitled to receive
a per diem expense allowance, not to exceed the maximum rate established by the
Federal Government for the Carson City area:

(a) For each day that the Legislature is in a
regular or special session, a presession orientation conference or a training
session conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285; and

(b) For each day that the Legislator attends a
meeting of a standing committee of which the Legislator is a member when the
Legislature has adjourned for more than 4 days.

5. Each Legislator who maintains temporary
quarters in or near Carson City for which the Legislator has entered into a
lease or other agreement for continuous occupancy for the duration of a regular
or special session is entitled to receive a lodging allowance equal to that
portion of the expense allowance which the Legislative Commission designates by
rule as being allocated to lodging, for not more than 14 days in each period in
which:

(a) The Legislature has adjourned until a time
certain; and

(b) The Legislator is not entitled to a per diem
allowance pursuant to subsection 4.

6. In addition to the per diem allowance
authorized by subsection 4 and the lodging allowance authorized by subsection
5, each Legislator who maintains temporary quarters in or near Carson City for
which the Legislator has entered into a lease or other agreement for continuous
occupancy for the duration of a regular or special session is entitled to
receive a lodging allowance equal to that portion of the expense allowance
which the Legislative Commission designates by rule as being allocated to
lodging, for not more than 17 days in each period in which:

(a) The Legislature has adjourned for more than 4
days; and

(b) The Legislator must obtain temporary lodging
in a location that a standing committee of which the Legislator is a member is
meeting.

7. Each Legislator is entitled to receive
a lodging allowance equal to that portion of the expense allowance which the
Legislative Commission designates by rule as being allocated to lodging, for
not more than 6 days in each period in which:

(a) The Legislature has adjourned for more than 4
days; and

(b) The Legislator must obtain temporary lodging
in a location that a standing committee of which the Legislator is a member is
meeting,

Ê if the
Legislator is not entitled to the per diem allowance authorized by subsection 4
or the lodging allowances authorized by subsections 5 and 6.

8. Each Legislator is entitled to receive
a telephone allowance of:

(a) Not more than $2,800 for the payment of tolls
and charges incurred by the Legislator in the performance of official business
during each regular session; and

(b) Not more than $300 during each special
session.

9. An employee of the Legislature assigned
to serve a standing committee is entitled to receive the travel expenses and
per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally if the
employee is required to attend a hearing of the committee outside Carson City.

10. Claims for per diem expense allowances
authorized by subsection 4 and lodging allowances authorized by subsections 5,
6 and 7 must be paid once each week during a regular or special session and
upon completion of a presession orientation conference or a training session
conducted pursuant to NRS 218A.285.

11. A claim for travel expenses authorized
by subsection 2 or 3 must not be paid unless the Legislator submits a signed
statement affirming:

(a) The date of the travel; and

(b) The places of departure and arrival and, if
the travel is by private conveyance, the actual miles traveled. If the travel
is not by private conveyance, the claim must include a receipt or other
evidence of the expenditure.

12. Travel expenses authorized by
subsections 2 and 3 are limited to:

(a) If the travel is by private conveyance, a
rate equal to the standard mileage reimbursement rate for which a deduction is
allowed for the purposes of federal income tax. If two or more Legislators
travel in the same private conveyance, the Legislator who provided or arranged
for providing the transportation is presumed entitled to reimbursement.

(b) If the travel is not by private conveyance,
the actual amount expended.

Ê
Transportation must be by the most economical means, considering total cost,
time spent in transit and the availability of state-owned automobiles.

1. During a regular session, any
Legislator may apply for advance money for travel expenses, not to exceed in
the aggregate the total amount of travel expenses to which the Legislator is
entitled under NRS 218A.645 for a regular session,
by filing a request with:

(a) The Majority Leader of the Senate if a member
of the Senate; or

(b) The Speaker of the Assembly if a member of
the Assembly.

2. The Majority Leader or the Speaker may
disapprove a request for advance money for travel. If the Majority Leader or
the Speaker approves the request, the Majority Leader or the Speaker shall
forward a copy of the request and the approval to the Chief of the
Administrative Division.

3. Upon receiving a copy of the request
and the approval from the Majority Leader or the Speaker, the Chief of the
Administrative Division shall issue a check drawn upon the checking account of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau maintained pursuant to NRS 218F.230 for the amount of the
advance requested.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 218A.645, each Legislator is entitled to receive
an allowance for travel in the transaction of legislative business authorized
by specific statute or the Legislative Commission, whether within or outside of
the municipality or other area in which the Legislator’s principal office is
located. Transportation must be by the most economical means, considering total
cost, time spent in transit and the availability of state-owned automobiles.
The allowance is:

(a) If the travel is by private conveyance, the
standard mileage reimbursement rate for which a deduction is allowed for the
purposes of federal income tax.

(b) If the travel is not by private conveyance,
the actual amount expended.

2. Claims for expenses made pursuant to this
section must be paid from the Legislative Fund unless otherwise provided by
specific statute. A claim for travel expenses must not be paid unless the
Legislator submits a signed statement affirming:

(a) The date of travel; and

(b) The places of departure and arrival and, if
the travel is by private conveyance, the actual miles traveled. If the travel
is not by private conveyance, the claim must include a receipt or other
evidence of the expenditure.

NRS 218A.660Payment to Legislators for travel expenses for certain meetings
during legislative interim.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section and NRS 218A.655, each Legislator is
entitled to receive, during the legislative interim, an allowance for travel
within the State to participate in a meeting of a legislative committee or
subcommittee of which the Legislator is not a member or with an officer,
employee, agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division, district or
other unit of federal, state or local government or any other public entity
regarding an issue relating to the State.

2. The allowance for travel payable
pursuant to this section applies only to trips whose one-way distance is 50
miles or more or whose round-trip distance is 100 miles or more.

3. The maximum allowance for travel
payable to each Legislator pursuant to this section during a legislative
interim is $3,000, except that no allowance for travel pursuant to this section
is payable to a Legislator for travel that occurs during the legislative
interim at any time after the date on which the Legislator has filed a
declaration or an acceptance of candidacy for an elective office and remains a
candidate for that office.

4. Transportation must be by the most
economical means, considering total cost and time spent in transit. The
allowance is:

(a) If the travel is by private conveyance, the
standard mileage reimbursement rate for which a deduction is allowed for the
purposes of federal income tax.

(b) If the travel is not by private conveyance,
the actual amount expended.

5. Claims made pursuant to this section must
be paid from the Legislative Fund unless otherwise provided by specific
statute. A claim must not be paid unless the Legislator submits a signed
statement affirming:

(a) The date of travel;

(b) The purpose of the travel and of the
participant’s attendance; and

(c) The places of departure and arrival and, if
the travel is by private conveyance, the actual miles traveled. If the travel
is not by private conveyance, the claim must include a receipt or other
evidence of the expenditure.

NRS 218A.665Payment to legislative officers and committee chairs for
postage, telephone and other communication expenses.

1. Each of the following officers of the
Houses is entitled to an allowance of not more than $900 for each regular
session and $64 for each special session for the payment of postage, telephone
tolls and other communication charges incurred by the officer in the
performance of the officer’s duties:

(a) The President and President Pro Tempore of
the Senate.

(b) The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore of the
Assembly.

(c) The Majority Floor Leader and Minority Floor
Leader of each House.

(d) The chair of each standing committee of each
House, except that any chair who would otherwise qualify for more than one
allowance is entitled only to one allowance.

2. All allowances made pursuant to this
section must be paid from the Legislative Fund.

(b) Not to exceed 2,000 No. 10 envelopes and
2,000 No. 6 3/4 envelopes, or 4,000 of either variety; and

(c) Not to exceed 2,000 business cards and 1,000
memorandum sheets, 500 each of the small and large type or 1,000 of either type.

2. Each female member of the Assembly is
entitled to have the word “Assemblywoman” precede the inscription of her name
on her official stationery and business cards.

3. All orders for the printing specified
in subsection 1 must be placed by Legislators with the Director, who shall
approve those claims which comply with the provisions of this section and shall
pay the claims from the Legislative Fund.

4. A Legislator may purchase official
stationery, cards and other material appropriate to the Legislator’s official
duties in excess of that specified in subsection 1 at the Legislator’s own
expense and may purchase stationery, cards or other material for use after the
Legislator leaves office if the stationery, cards or other material clearly
identifies the person as a former Legislator or retired Legislator.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, when the Legislature or a member thereof discharges a duty or
exercises a power conferred by law to appoint a person to a new term or to fill
a vacancy on a board, commission, committee, council, authority or similar
body, the appointing authority shall appoint a person who has, in accordance
with the provisions of NRS 281.050,
actually, as opposed to constructively, resided, for at least 6 months
immediately preceding the date of the appointment:

(a) In this State; and

(b) If current residency in a particular county,
district, ward, subdistrict or any other unit is prescribed by the provisions
of law that govern the position, also in that county, district, ward,
subdistrict or other unit.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply if:

(a) A requirement of law concerning another
characteristic or status that a member must possess, including, without
limitation, membership in another organization, would make it impossible to
fulfill the provisions of subsection 1; or

(b) The membership of the particular board,
commission, committee, council, authority or similar body includes residents of
another state and the provisions of subsection 1 would conflict with a
requirement that applies to all members of that body.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 1580)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.5405)

REPORTS MADE TO LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

NRS 218A.750Submission of reports in electronic format.If a law or resolution requires or directs
that a report be made to the Legislature, the Legislative Counsel Bureau, or
any person or entity within the Legislature or the Legislative Counsel Bureau:

1. The person or entity shall, if
practicable, submit the report in electronic format.

2. Submitting the report in electronic
format satisfies the law or resolution.

1. The Legislature finds as a fact that
the complexities of contemporary civilization and government require the
Legislature, in the discharge of its constitutional function, to delegate
separately to committees and to the Legislative Commission the finding of
essential facts and the preliminary consideration of legislation, and that
these subordinate bodies are, therefore, an integral part of the Legislature.

2. As used in NRS
218A.900 to 218A.940, inclusive, unless the
context otherwise requires, “Legislature” means:

(a) The Legislature or either House;

(b) Any committee of either House;

(c) Any joint committee of both Houses; or

(d) Any other committee or commission created or
authorized by the Legislature to perform legislative functions at the direction
of the Legislature.

Ê The term
includes, without limitation, a subcommittee.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 217; A 2011, 3176)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.541)

NRS 218A.905Conduct constituting unlawful interference with legislative
process.A person who, without
legal authority, willfully does any of the following acts, alone or in concert
with another, interferes with the legislative process:

1. Prevents or attempts to prevent the
Legislature from conducting meetings.

2. Disturbs, disrupts or interferes with,
or attempts to disturb, disrupt or interfere with, a meeting of the
Legislature.

3. Withholds, defaces, alters or destroys
any official document or record of the Legislature, which conduct interferes
with the functioning of the Legislature.

4. Withholds, defaces, alters or destroys
any property owned or used by the Legislature.

5. Remains in the legislative chamber,
Legislative Building, or any part thereof, or any other place where the
Legislature is conducting its business, after being advised that the law or
rule of the Legislature requires persons to leave after being asked to do so,
and being asked to leave.

6. Prevents or attempts to prevent any
Legislator or officer or employee of the Legislative Department from performing
that person’s official duties.

7. Coerces or attempts to coerce any
Legislator or officer or employee of the Legislative Department to perform any
act under color of office, by any unlawful means, threats of violence, fraud or
intimidation.

8. Possesses any firearm, explosive,
dangerous device or deadly weapon in the Legislative Building or any other place
where the Legislature is conducting its business.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 217; A 1975, 1385; 2011, 3176)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.542)

NRS 218A.910Powers of Sergeant at Arms.A
person who interferes with the legislative process in the presence of either
House may be summarily taken into custody by the Sergeant at Arms until:

1. A complaint has been filed and an
arrest made by a peace officer for the violation of NRS
218A.915; or

(Added to NRS by 1973, 217; A 2011, 3177)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.543)

NRS 218A.915Criminal penalties.A
person who interferes with the legislative process at any time or place is
guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 218)—(Substituted in revision
for NRS 218.544)

NRS 218A.920Injunctive relief.

1. If the presiding officer of either
House has reasonable grounds to believe that any person is interfering with the
legislative process, or is about to do so, the presiding officer of either
House on behalf of the Legislature may petition a court of competent jurisdiction
for an order directing the person to cease and desist from such interference or
restraining the person from such interference in the future.

2. The petition must be verified and must
set forth the facts upon which it is based. Either House may, by rule, empower
the presiding officer of the House to designate one or more members or officers
of the House to make the petition on behalf of the presiding officer. Any such
designation must be filed with the clerk of the House and, if a petition is
made by any person named in the designation, a copy of the designation must be
submitted to the court together with the petition.

3. If a court to which the petition is
presented is satisfied that the petition sets forth a prima facie case for the
granting of the relief requested and that irreparable damage may occur unless
the relief is granted, the court may grant a temporary injunction granting the
relief requested, in whole or in part, pending the ultimate determination of
the matter after due notice and hearing. A copy of the temporary order and of
the petition upon which it is based, together with notice of the date and place
of a hearing to be held on the matter, must be given to each such person within
the time and in the manner as the court directs.

4. A temporary injunction and any
preliminary or permanent injunction which may be granted on the petition
following a hearing on the matter is enforceable by contempt proceedings, or
other enforcement proceedings, in the same manner as other orders of the court.

5. Except as otherwise provided, all the
provisions of law applicable to the granting of injunctive relief by the court
to which a petition is presented apply to proceedings instituted under this
section.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 218; A 2011, 3177)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.545)

NRS 218A.925Power of Houses to imprison for contempt; issuance and service of
citation for contempt.

1. Either House may imprison for contempt
any person who interferes with the legislative process while the Legislature is
in a regular or special session. Such imprisonment must not extend beyond the
final adjournment of the regular or special session.

2. If the contempt is committed before the
House, any member of the House may offer a resolution that the alleged offender
be cited for contempt. If the resolution is adopted by the House, the House
shall issue a citation.

3. If the contempt is committed before a
committee of the House or a joint committee or commission which includes
members of the House, during a regular or special session, any member of the
House who is a member of the committee or commission may offer a resolution
that the alleged offender be cited for contempt, but only if the resolution is
first approved by a majority vote of the committee or commission. If the
resolution is adopted by the House, the House shall issue a citation.

4. The citation must be served personally
on each alleged offender named in the resolution and must contain:

(a) A statement of the terms or substance of the
offense or offenses which caused the citation to be issued; and

(b) A statement of the time and place of the
hearing before the House.

5. The citation may be served by any peace
officer or by the Sergeant at Arms or any regularly appointed Assistant
Sergeant at Arms of the House.

NRS 218A.935Arrest and imprisonment upon finding of contempt; warrant.

1. If the House finds by resolution that
the alleged offender has in fact committed a contempt, the House shall issue a
warrant for the arrest of the offender.

2. A warrant issued for the arrest of the
offender pursuant to subsection 1 must:

(a) Be signed by the presiding officer;

(b) Be directed to the Sergeant at Arms or any
regularly appointed Assistant Sergeant at Arms of the House or any peace
officer; and

(c) Order the Sergeant at Arms, Assistant
Sergeant at Arms or peace officer to arrest the offender, if the offender is
not already in custody, and deliver the offender to the Sheriff of Carson City
or a designated county for imprisonment in the jail.

3. A copy of the warrant must be delivered
with the offender to the designated sheriff and must fix the term of imprisonment
as:

(a) The remaining duration of the regular or
special session; or

(b) A specified term, unless the Legislature
adjourns sine die before the completion of that term.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 219; A 2011, 3178)—(Substituted
in revision for NRS 218.548)

NRS 218A.940Remedies cumulative.The
remedies for interference with the legislative process provided by NRS 218A.900 to 218A.940,
inclusive, are cumulative, and the application or attempted application of one
does not bar any other.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 219)—(Substituted in revision
for NRS 218.549)

Unlawful Acts Involving Legislative Measures

NRS 218A.950Unlawful alteration of proposed legislative measure.

1. A person shall not fraudulently alter
the draft of any legislative measure which has been presented for enactment or
adoption to either House with the intent to procure its enactment or adoption
by either House in language different from that intended by the House.

2. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided
in NRS 193.130.

1. A person shall not fraudulently alter
the enrolled copy of any legislative measure which has been passed or adopted
by the Legislature with the intent to procure it to be approved by the
Governor, certified by the Secretary of State or printed or published by the
State Printer in language different from that in which it was passed or adopted
by the Legislature.

2. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a category D felony and shall be punished as provided
in NRS 193.130.

NRS 218A.960Person prohibited from bribing or using other corrupt means to
influence Legislator.

1. A person shall not give, offer or
promise, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to a
Legislator, or attempt, directly or indirectly, by menace, deceit, suppression
of truth or other corrupt means, to influence the Legislator to give or
withhold the Legislator’s vote or to be absent from the House of which the
Legislator is a member or from any committee of the Legislature.

2. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided
in NRS 193.130.

1. A Legislator shall not ask for or
receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any
promise thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that the Legislator’s official
vote, opinion, judgment or action will be influenced thereby, or will be given
in any particular manner, or upon any particular side of any question or matter
upon which the Legislator may be required to act in the Legislator’s official
capacity.

2. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided
in NRS 193.130.

(a) Become a named contractor or named
subcontractor under any contract or order for supplies or any other kind of
contract paid for in whole or in part by money appropriated by the Legislature
of which that Legislator is a member for the State or any of its departments,
or the Legislature or either House, or to be interested, directly or
indirectly, as principal, in any kind of contract so paid.

(b) Be interested in any contract made by the
Legislature of which that Legislator is a member, or be a purchaser or
interested in any purchase or sale made by the Legislature of which that
Legislator is a member.

2. A Legislator may:

(a) Sell or enter into a contract to sell, to the
State or any of its departments, any item, commodity, service or capital
improvement if:

(1) The sources of supply for the item,
commodity, service or capital improvement are limited;

(2) The contracting process is controlled
by rules of open competitive bidding;

(3) The Legislator has not taken part in
developing the plans or specifications for the sale or contract; and

(4) The Legislator will not be personally
involved in opening, considering or accepting any bids for the sale or
contract.

(b) If the Legislator is not named in a contract,
receive, as direct salary or wages, compensation for which the original source
was a legislative appropriation to any governmental entity or a private entity
not owned or controlled by the Legislator.

(c) Receive, for services as an instructor or
teacher from any county school district or the Nevada System of Higher
Education, compensation for which the original source was a legislative
appropriation to any governmental entity or a private entity not owned or
controlled by the Legislator.

3. Any contract made in violation of
subsection 1 may be declared void at the instance of the State or of any other
person interested in the contract except the Legislator prohibited by
subsection 1 from making or being interested in the contract.

4. A person who violates any provision of
this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and forfeits the person’s office.